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After coming under fire for urging House Republicans to stand fast on Obamacare even as he admitted defeat is likely in the Senate, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz vowed Thursday to do “everything necessary” – including a filibuster – to protect legislation that would defund the Affordable Care Act. …

President Obama said he is “absolutely confident” that the Senate bill would receive a House majority if House Speaker John Boehner allowed his members to vote. But the president said he would be satisfied if the GOP leadership permitted some bill — any bill — to proceed for final action. …

When Washington gets back to work, it will need to pass a funding bill by Oct. 1 to avoid a government shutdown. Later in the fall, it will need to pass an increase in the debt limit to prevent a Treasury bond default. Tax reform, an immigration reform bill, nutrition programs, a defense authorization and a water bill are planned for fall action. …

President Obama responds to Obamacare opponents after House Republicans voted to delay the program. “There are still a lot of folks—in this town, at least—who are rooting for this law to fail. Some of them seem to think this law is about me. It’s not. I already have really good health care,” said the president. …

House Republican leaders have made no secret of their plan to use the balance of the session before Election Day to focus on measures that draw bright lines of difference with the Democratic Senate and President Barack Obama. …

Congress awoke this week with the Senate voting to outlaw insider trading by lawmakers, aides and executive branch officials. House Republicans are under pressure to approve the measure, demanded by President Barack Obama in his State of the Union address. …

In a video bashing their Democrat counterparts for being out-of-touch on energy and without-a-plan for rising oil prices, House Republicans are accusing the Obama administration of keeping America’s energy resources under “lock and key.” …